How to Build a Block wall, Texture Stucco and Gate!

[@NikosPropertyShow]

My dad has been a brick and block mason for 48 years and said he wouldn't change a thing. Said it's one of the most rewarding feelings every time he finishes a project!! 👏🏼

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Great TY

[@tsicby]

Glad to see you power washed the sidewalk and repaired the yard. Very professional.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

TY

[@CasperLCat]

Beautiful job, brother! I love how you even made the gate yourself. Our country needs more gentleman like you who do practical, beautiful work, and take pride in it !

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Sounds good TY

[@franciscobaldonado8444]

With all my respect,as a fellow Carpenter/Mason ..... for future reference,you want to minimize the clean up process,we be laying down some black building paper to protect the sidewalk,red tape to hold it down and avoid the stucco getting on anything else but the intended area.......for a clean, professional finish, God bless you guys,stay positive,be safe .....

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

I like that idea TY YT

[@LF12468]

He's just another concrete/block guy trying to pretend he knows stucco. They are all over scamming people here on the eastcoast. Hier a professional STUCCO MAN if you want stucco done right

[@junny16]

No steel in the foundation? Yep def scamming . You cant pour a foundation without steel

[@patrickarchuleta9594]

@@LF12468 those men worked per 60 yrs ago none of you come close we did not have some of the tools you have today ,you would have never made it roughing it.

[@californiacritic9779]

​@junny16 it's a footing for a wall with vertical rebar going into the footing and solid grouting. WTH are you talking about?

[@George-rl3qx]

Great work. Let’s not forget the amazing workers that underpin this company. They also do an amazing job.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

For sure TY

[@5phutsangtao-iQ]

beautiful wall workers 👍

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

TY

[@5400bowen]

I've done just about anything you could think of on buildings in regards to trade work, but never site excavation and foundation construction. I have now filled and compacted about 400-500 yards of stone here in Hawaii, on top of muck and almost bare lava at two different sites, quite different than the mainland! Now we are starting a 8"x8"x16" block perimeter footing for a cabin. I've gone through a lot of videos and this one puts the cap on all the issues I have been explaining to the owner, my sons friend that has zero experience, but wants to learn how to build whole houses. My son and he are working on 5 lots, 2 of which are ready for base course and to start the build. Several issues we have been discussing are clarified nicely in this video. Filling all the cores and rebar in every cell, and the stucco to make it look nice if we don't like how it comes out. Your video about the retain wall and driveway we talked about yesterday covered most of it very well, but this one really brought out the points we were most concerned with. Thanks, and keep up that SoCal attitude you have. I was in San Diego for 40 years, and two in LA. Much appreciated.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

YW GL

[@jdcriswell2499]

Your son is a great craftsman as his father... Be proud... Always enjoy

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Ty

[@troybowman140]

Beautiful craftmanship! You guys have to be proud of what you are doing.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Yes we are TY

[@RyanLeggrow]

Good job men!!! You guys did a great job in my eyes!!!

[@daydreamerxyz]

Love your detailed videos! I was able to build a 60'x18" walkway wall using techniques demonstrated in your videos. You really do a great service to all the DIY homeowners with concrete projects. It would be really interesting to know how much your various projects cost (meaning the price to the customer). Not sure if that's confidential. At least a reasonable price range for a similar project would be appreciated. Thanks again for documenting all your great work.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Great idea GL TY

[@JonnyDIY]

Nice to see the boys takin on some extra projects. Came out great 👍

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

I concur TY

[@rgs4x]

If I lived on that corner I would have a couple of large boulders in front.

[@Kredo800]

Far better idea than solid yet another fence!

[@californiacritic9779]

@Hit the ground running, look up the video of the dude who hit the large boulder in a round about. Sent him air born like 20 feet.

[@JQin931]

i was going to buy a house on a corner all it had was a chain link fence. right before signing paperwork a car drove right into it

[@jtyree0226]

I’d have a couple trees on outside corner there and one smaller 15-20 ft in the actual front yard. Not only would your house be safe it would also provide a little sound dampening

[@mehmetozugur7046]

It looks so nice.

[@darrylmcleman6456]

Great Stuff AGAIN!!! I personally liked the wall with the cinderblock look before the stucco.Perhaps the paint will enhance the look of it.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Yes I think so

[@gotomyspace]

i wasn't alone then

[@TomatoWithARifle]

really? for me its the opposite, naked cinder block gives me 3rd world country vibes

[@covamiiblakney7698]

This video is an inspiration of working men. It that looks Great at the end. Your videos are very detailed and I enjoy watching.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Ty

[@oldmech619]

You need to do a follow up as soon as a car goes through it.

[@rbspider]

Yes , How to repair cement block wall !

[@scottrogers2831]

Or gets tagged with spray paint graffiti.

[@tauhidd.8093]

@BATUK Killer yeah prob live in shitty neighborhoods. Thats why they expect it. Or they are the reason their neighborhood is shitty

[@reallychadical]

@BATUK Killer "they have races and do doughnuts in the a busy intersection" bro, they're literally building a wall so their house doesn't get leveled by some hooligan, why wouldn't you expect the spot to get tagged?

[@5400bowen]

@@reallychadical You guys are way off. It's LA dudes. It's just a quiet neighborhood that the street racer kids use. That sort of thing happens once in a great while all over. These people are smart and have the money to pay David and company to put up a tank barrier!

[@EdnaWilkes-cy6ki]

I like the way you explain the stages . Nice wall and put value to the property. Good job.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Glad you liked it!

[@SLR-hn5yy]

I don't know why but it's just good to see this it just is relaxing to see concrete being made must be a satisfying job

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Yes it is TY

[@2late4most5]

Well done extra strong by using more rebar than code requires, you are the MAN!!!!!! Anyone who hires you is getting an expert bar none.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

TY

[@TopODaMernin]

I’m confused as to how rebar just put in the middle with nothing binding the rebar to the concrete makes this wall stronger. That wall can move a good 2”+ either way before even contacting the rebar

[@drumtwo4seven]

I like watching these while eating lunch... strange but true lol Awesome job as usual. I hope that wall helps the home owner! If nothing else it ads curb appeal.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Sounds like a good way to do it TY

[@kevinrenn9123]

lol, that's what I'm doing too. Eating lunch AND learning at the same time

[@Yenivalencia276]

Wow, it's a very professional job. Congrats

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Thank you very much!

[@Richard-ob5zn]

Thank you Mr. Odell, just learned how install a gate and set a block wall.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Awesome GL

[@perrisjoco180]

No rebar in the footer? Im a current mason by the way.

[@BruceWayne-ue5dj]

@@perrisjoco180 you don’t always have to put rebar. “There are many ways to wipe your ass” don’t let that go over your head.

[@perrisjoco180]

@@BruceWayne-ue5dj but there is always a right way .I have seen and gone to fix walls and they crack from the top all the way to the footer because there is no rebar and they use that fine pebbled concrete. It would be acceptable if they dug deeper and used big rocks and portland cement with sand mortar to set them. I have built foundations in the USA and Mexico where we do this all the time. And if you think theres multiple ways to wipe your ass there will always be a right way. You must be the type to wipe you ass with your fingers and rinse your hands afterwards. Or the type to rinse your ass in the sink. Go back to playing videogames.

[@RICKY760]

Wow you make it look easy

[@caluarias]

Great Job Timmy Crew! Your pops must be proud 🥲

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

yes TY

[@victorperez4881]

I do my sand finish on the color coat differently, but hey we all have different techniques. Nicely done

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

I hear that

[@fabyh8236]

Love your vids looking forward to having a company of my own love learning the process 🙌🏼💪🏻

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

YW GL

[@donaldyoung5886]

WOW!!! Reminds me of Disney World/Land as in so perfect yet much more solid. Great job and attention to detail

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

TY

[@MikeHarris1984]

Great job!!!! That really looks good. Did you only fill the rebar columns (cavities that had rebar going to the footing) with cement?

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Yes we did

[@5400bowen]

@@OdellCompleteConcrete I thought I heard David say they filled all the cells. I guess he meant all the ones with rebar.

[@andreaescamilla1875]

Beautiful 😍 also thanks for describing products used, for dummies like me.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Your welcome

[@craigmonteforte1478]

Tough Neighborhood when you have to get a Cocrete Barrier built to keep people from crashing their cars into your house i grew up in the South there they just sit outside and start Shooting at people and it seems to stop or slow the things down that people don’t care for i will say i do like the final Stucco made it look nice i’ve personally Stuccoed exterior Walls using Wire Lath in South Florida and you guys make it look way easier than it really is with your process and Expertise

[@SidewaysInTraffic]

Not necessarily, there is a lot of stupid drivers.

[@wilianmarin5295]

I like it you dont make a mess and no damage at the grass

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Me too TY

[@darens440]

Nice build. Walls work.

[@PlumdogMilli0naire]

So much respect for this job with the detail and knowledge. I’m a DIYer and will always call professionals for this kinda work

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

I appreciate that!

[@rodneyhammon1793]

Awesome job!…the gate added the finishing touch………

[@takedown6470]

I want to do a court yard in my front yard. This gave me some ideals. I believe

[@californiahandball]

That happens to a lot of corner houses, here in southern California. Especially when you have a street with a speed limit of 40+.......I have seen a lot of corner walls knocked over in my neighborhood. I always wondered if added a bollard post filled with concrete would slow them down. Or add additional rebar in the impact area of the corner.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

12' bollards

[@kirktitgen6395]

My office has steel bollards installed all around our city block (we own the whole block). Each steel bollard is 5 foot below ground and 3 foot above ground. We had them installed in 2002 after Sep 11 attacks and back then we paid 17k for each bollard. They have a nice decorative brushed stainless steel cap on the exposed section. So far no one has tried to ram into it, but I am sure it will hold. Also each bollard is installed at 3 feet distance.

[@terrymorton9941]

Love it and you clean it up nice, good job.

[@masonandratchet]

Wow! Fantastic job! How do you get the fallen stucco from the finish coat off the concrete of the front sidewalk?

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Clean while wet

[@LF12468]

A real stucco man wouldve covered everything before running mud. Look closely, they didn't get everything off that sidewalk, and made a mess of the grass too.

[@marinamunoz7117]

A solution of water and clorhidric acid , let it sit and scrape it.

[@richardmassey2699]

Good team work

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

We agree!

[@jsalinas118]

looks great. i would have liked a hard trowelled finish on walls

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Nice look

[@MayraEstrada-ht6ox]

Que buen trabajo , 👌 felicidades !* Saludos desde Tamaulipas Mex.

[@GaryLeeMooreWITCH]

Awesome work O’Dell 💥

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Ty

[@davidd8435]

Job turned out great.

[@Daniel_Vickers]

Did you concrete over the irrigation lines?

[@bobbypatton4903]

If they ever leak you can just saw them off and abandon them and reestablish a foot over back in the yard.

[@leylamymusic2877]

Great job.. that wall can save a life u never know..

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Yes

[@loafandjug321]

Tip: Fill entire front yard with 4 feet high dirt behind the new wall. No worries about cars.

[@RoseUnseen]

remember my friend house was at the corner of intersection , it took two cars going through the wall for them to put a wall.

[@user-cy5ol3xl5y]

Put poles 6ft deep and put a large planter over it

[@loafandjug321]

@@user-cy5ol3xl5y Yep, would be way lower cost.

[@user-cy5ol3xl5y]

@@FauxFoe yes cemented steel posts

[@JBowser]

Saw a airplane with a banner in Long Beach with your name thought I would look you up.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

right on TY

[@Americane121]

great work as always. I was just curious if there was any concern with having the pvc sprinkler line in the footing? Thanks! Keep up the great work and vids.

[@Guillotines_For_Globalists]

If it needs replacing well then you just put the new line not in the concrete.

[@harryl8234]

Not planned very well. I would have moved the sprinkler line away from the footing to avoid future issues if line needs to be replaced.

[@Redhawk03a]

Bravo great job! Love watching this come together

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Ty

[@Apache-Helicopter-Life]

Great video. Hate to see that irrigation PVC buried in the footing but I wanted to ask, what was the total cost for this job?

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

7500

[@michaeltang50]

Wow ! Beautiful block wall project!!!👍👍👍🙏❤️❤️💚💙❤️👌👌👌😃😃😃😃😆

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

TY

[@byrdo374]

I would love to do the same to my house, but do you guys also put up metal bars on top of the block walls?

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Wrought iron Yes

[@DanielHernandez-qr9yy]

watching home improvement videos on youtube and stumble upon my neighborhood lol what a small world. i live in lakewood aswell.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Right on. I did also at one time

[@ShopTherapy623]

Really loving your videos. I’m learning a ton! I live in Iowa (cold winters and hot summers). I want to build a (vegetable) raised garden bed using this method - build out of 4x8x16 block and stucco it to look solid. Would I use a similar method of digging a trench and creating a concrete foundation for the block? Or do I need a gravel base?

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Yes I believe you need gravel for drainage. Check with your local building department

[@bryancoles8817]

If you have cold Winters like we have in PA then you want your footer below frost line of it will heav up all your hard work I do stone masonry and concrete and have seen a lot of failures from not having a proper footer for the climate. I'm always jealous watching videos from y'all out west thinking man they got it easy no digging down 40" to get below frost line lol keep up the amazing work brother it's always a pleasure to watch you and your guys

[@ShopTherapy623]

@@bryancoles8817 I was kind of afraid of that.

[@vadarvardar7894]

111

[@damedesmontagnes]

@@bryancoles8817 40" really? Wow.

[@ajwalou-nack2343]

messy job and right flank had almost in line joints but I would be happy for these guys to do this work for me if they covered stuff up . Top job .

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Great TY

[@ggate01]

Love your work and glad to see that your talents trickled down to your boy. Concrete is a material that always intimidated me but watching your videos have made it a lot easier to start my own projects at home. I have to mention La Raza you have helping you on all or most of your videos... Querian Norte cabrones! Son chingones. Good job boys!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

TY

[@skillsrobles]

real nice that door looks good too.

[@rolac6109]

I loved how it came out, just not sure how they are going to replace or fix any irrigation 0:40 with the concrete poured on top of it.. 🤷‍♂️

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

They can always cut the line and reroute it

[@eliaslemus1049]

Good work dude one thing cover the side walk is hard to clean it later.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Very true!

[@politic17]

You know, laying blocks immediately after the footing is a great thing. When you put footings and you forget that you could also put the blocks immediately afterwards, insuring stronger block attachment to it is a waste of a really strong bond and also, you could easily build the blocks on it since it is still soft.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

I concur

[@BruceWayne-ue5dj]

Stop telling our secrets 🤫

[@lvhatrick]

@@BruceWayne-ue5dj yea it’s not a secret. We build miles upon miles of these type of walls in Vegas. When you lay the first course in the wet concrete it’s called wet setting. When you lay the first course on a cured footing base it’s called cold coursing. Not sure why you use precision 6816 block when 6815 t&g is much easier to use.

[@charlesviner1565]

Enjoy all your videos!!!

[@MichaelFloyd072384]

This is some getting as stuff

[@viankalobosvalenzuela7456]

Que hermoso el trabajo que realizaron en el antejardin de la propiedad con esa muralla de bloques se ve increíble, saludos desde Chile

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Gracious

[@iplayoldschoolrunescape]

Idk maybe its just me but the block looked better without the stucco and stucco made it looked like it was an old dirty wall lol and it didnt even match the house lol. The blocks exposed looked way better lol

[@chicassoproductions8527]

From listening to the video, it seems it was what the customer wanted to do. However, while I agree with you, I think also the extra stucco was to add to it's ability to slow down an incoming car. Maybe this was a cheaper more viable way for the customer to afford the work? It seems aesthetics was a lower priority than the means of the customer, which is obviously necessary.

[@iplayoldschoolrunescape]

@@chicassoproductions8527 probably i mean whatever floats their boat but like stucco is so ugly lol xD

[@chicassoproductions8527]

@@iplayoldschoolrunescape Agreed, but maybe it was a quick fix and knee jerk reaction to possible impending death due to a stray car through their living room. Someone mentioned putting large boulders at the corner. I think I like that idea as it feels more natural and boulders sometimes look really cool. It's probably really expensive to move a huge boulder like that, but still neat idea.

[@terrymorton9941]

What the customer wants they get..

[@jillh763]

That came out GREAT!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

TY

[@TheOne-fp4yp]

Kinda messy stucco job on this one, they didn't cover the floor. Would've looked better if the corner metals where used.

[@theparadisesnare]

Maybe that's what the customer wanted, or was willing to pay for

[@whuzzzup]

But they put dirt over the foundation/floor (if that is what you meant?).

[@motivateme4194]

Yeah, sidewalk got pretty dirty. But the guys did clean it up. I too, was expecting some kind of cover on the ground.

[@LF12468]

They are clearly not stucco men. They had no business charging for that mess of a stucco job.

[@yukon4511]

Nice work guys. Masonary is a lot harder to do than it looks.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Yes it is TY

[@mib20000]

I would have added some BEEFY cap blocks on all the columns. Make it look more like a castle wall

[@andreavila2051]

bom demais, sou do Brazil, fronteira com Paraguay. Estou aprendendo bastante com vocês.

[@ADOTlied]

I don't think the music works, go with what you've been doing, your explanations are all thats needed IMO.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Makes sense

[@darrylkennedy2125]

Good job guy's. Hope it never gets hit. Also hope that house is well insulated and double glazed as the traffic noise would drive you nuts.

[@DAStrongtower]

Nice video. Well done. I appreciate the vid.

[@arq.rodneylopezalvarez1803]

Muy buen trabajo ,Felicidades, y pues hasta solo con la mamposteria se miraba bonito

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Gracious

[@er1073]

Very nice I think you enhanced the value by putting this wall up. Thank you for sharing your video with us. Ed

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

TY

[@mac8775]

Smart Work, Hard Work, OCC Team Work!.. Thanks David

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

For sure TY

[@reynaldomunoz6403]

Just did one. Awesome video bro💪🏽

[@cathyhornsby8031]

Drove by job-looks great!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Awesome

[@FunDuude]

Nice. Really Nice. I hope they don't have a Graffiti problem.

[@elishem8533]

Beautiful work

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@powerhaul491]

Forget the negative comments. This is a great job. I did subscribe

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Thanks

[@marcusbrock519]

Amazing work brothers

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

TY

[@Bychugoodmoe]

Super nice!!

[@08breezy08]

thank you I always learn something when I look at your Vid.

[@timberhills1778]

AWSOME job

[@misaelesca]

Exelent job, good finished and looks very nice.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

TY

[@charlie-s_life]

Nice and clean!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@TrongTran-ho2qe]

wao it's really beautiful....it's great

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

TY

[@19993gt]

Great job guys!

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

TY

[@cherolynwolf5913]

Looks good!

[@tayred81]

Real professional job. People like you that i would hire. No electrical, would be nice with som downlights or something.. Thanks 👍🏻

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

True

[@ejmedina7065]

Love this wall!! I have a blank slate so I hope I can build something like this. Thank you for sharing!!👏👍

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

YW GL

[@michaeldelvecchio7898]

Just recommended ODell for a job here in PA. Customer said he would even possibly pay for hotel stay for you and the crew. Btw, love how this job turned out.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Great, I'll start packing

[@elvis9349]

Why not lay down chip board or something to not to make a mess on the sidewalk? What is the process of cleaning? Still great work and videos! Keep them coming.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Would have been nice. In this case clean while wet.

[@bghankhernandez]

came out nice

[@michaelgarcia5159]

I saw bollards installed for the same purpose. I do think this is very good looking stucco work.

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Me too TY

[@jasminedavid2756]

That house is so cute! Great job on the wall 😊

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Glad you like it!

[@iron3624]

thats a nice clean job

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

TY

[@pattyxomvilaysack3825]

Nice.. how much does this cost, I'm curious

[@chrisa9159]

Do it yourself price: $3,480.00... Labor - $2,241.21 - 1 day/5 person crew - 1 lead, 2 masons & 2 trainees (paid on a 210 day year). (Labor includes 1 day of salaries, employee ins, 6.2% tax and 1 day of $110K yearly overhead) Footing materials - $1,680.00 (5.56 cu yds) - 6 cu yds ($250 cu yd) - #4 rebar 36 X 4' ($5.00 ea) Block materials - $600.00 - 154 H - 24 Angelus ($2.50 per H block / $8 per Angelus block) Block & column caps - $100.00 (40 block - 5 column - concrete flat caps $2.00 ea) Mortar mix supplies - $200.00 - 7 bags - 1 ton sand - Mortar mix $15 bag - Sand $75 ton (per 7 bags) Stucco scratch coat - $450.00 - 40 bags - 500 sq ft Scratch coat 80 lb bags ($10 ea) Stucco finish - $250.00 - 7 bags - 500 sq ft Finish coat 80 lb bags ($30 ea) Mortar mix machine - $200 - $200 per day Retail project cost sub-total: $5,721.21 Owner Profit - $2,500 30% material profit (built in) - $984.00 Owner daily profit total (42.38%): $3,484.00 Project total cost to hire contractor: $8,221.21

[@paulstevenson1712]

You should be proud, that was/ is fantastic

[@OdellCompleteConcrete]

Yes TY